HB 22-1196

House Bill 22-1196, also known as the Pay Equity Study, requires a task force in Colorado to hire someone to study pay differences based on gender, race, and other protected groups. The study will look at why these pay gaps exist and suggest ways to fix them. Once completed, the findings and recommendations will be shared with lawmakers, the governor, and relevant organizations. The bill has been signed into law and $500,000 from the state budget is set aside for this research. This means that a detailed analysis of pay equity issues in Colorado will now take place, aiming to help close wage gaps among different groups.

Official Summary

The act requires the equity diversity and inclusion task force (task force) established through a partnership agreement entered into pursuant to the "Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act" (partnership agreement) to contract for a pay equity study to assess pay inequities specific to gender, race, and other protected classes; to provide recommendations to alleviate pay inequities; and to comply with any other specifications set by the state personnel director, the task force, or the partnership agreement. A final report including findings and recommendations from the study must be provided by the contractor performing the study to the members of the general assembly, the governor, and the executive director of Colorado workers for innovative and new solutions, a certified employee organization pursuant to the "Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act". $500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the division of human resources in the department of personnel for expenses in connection with the pay equity study. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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